The Life of a Sailor, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1832 |
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... but dressed like officers , and walk- ing as such . The peculiar strut of the officer of the watch did not escape the notice of the author of Childe Harold , who makes honorable mention of it 2 THE LIFE OF A SAILOR .
... but dressed like officers , and walk- ing as such . The peculiar strut of the officer of the watch did not escape the notice of the author of Childe Harold , who makes honorable mention of it 2 THE LIFE OF A SAILOR .
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... watch was made , and we had only to wind it up . She really did Walk the waters like a thing of life , And seem'd to dare the elements to strife . Any man might justly have been proud of such a command ; and any Englishman might have ...
... watch was made , and we had only to wind it up . She really did Walk the waters like a thing of life , And seem'd to dare the elements to strife . Any man might justly have been proud of such a command ; and any Englishman might have ...
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... watch the last flutter of the admiral's flag with no small regret , as it lessened in the distance . The blockading squadron had by no means a very enviable situation , -constantly exposed to the winter gales , daily and nightly obliged ...
... watch the last flutter of the admiral's flag with no small regret , as it lessened in the distance . The blockading squadron had by no means a very enviable situation , -constantly exposed to the winter gales , daily and nightly obliged ...
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... watch- ing the commodore and the French harbour , soon sickened us of the station ; in fact , we were sea - sick . To relieve this irksome sameness , the Havannah was despatched off Marseilles for a week ; and , on her return , we were ...
... watch- ing the commodore and the French harbour , soon sickened us of the station ; in fact , we were sea - sick . To relieve this irksome sameness , the Havannah was despatched off Marseilles for a week ; and , on her return , we were ...
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... watch , who gave the frigate stern- way when he hove - to , the prize , in passing within hail , struck against the counter , and foundered immediately . The crew were all saved ; but we had nothing left for our morning's trouble . It ...
... watch , who gave the frigate stern- way when he hove - to , the prize , in passing within hail , struck against the counter , and foundered immediately . The crew were all saved ; but we had nothing left for our morning's trouble . It ...
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afterwards Algiers anchor answer appeared arms arrived assistance battery began boat brig called captain chase close command commenced Corfu corpse countenance crew dead deck declared devil endeavoured enemy Euphrates eyes fear feeling Fernando de Noronha fire first-lieutenant fleet French frigate gave gentlemen guns hand harbour head heard honor hour HUDIBRAS instantly island Islay knew ladies land lieutenant looked looked to windward Lord Exmouth Lough Swilly mainsail Malta marines Menelaus midshipman mind morning musket navy never night o'clock oars officer Orford Ness party passed Pipes pistol placed poor port pretty prisoners prize quarter replied retreat round sail sailor scene Seagrove seemed seized ship ship's shore short shortly shot side Sir Peter Parker Sir Thomas Sir Thomas Maitland soon squadron stood thing thought tion took Toulon Turk turned vessel walked watch wind windward words wounded